Russell van Kraayenburg

Biscuit Dough

Preparation info
  • Yield:

    1 pound

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      35 min

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Making Dough
Making Dough

By Russell van Kraayenburg

Published 2015

  • About

Ingredients

  • 6 ounces cake flour
  • 2 ounces bread flour
  • 1 teaspoon</

Method

Mixing the Dough

There are two ways to mix biscuit dough: by hand or using a food processor.

By-Hand Method

  1. Mix flours, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl.
  2. Chop butter into ½-inch cubes. Add to flour mixture.
  3. Using your fingers or a pastry cutter, pinch or cut butter into flour, breaking it in